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All Human resources articles
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Retail VoiceWhy soft skills are the future of the frontline retail workforce
Continuing on from lessons learned at Retail Week Live, Freeformers maintains the importance of the human element of the future of retail
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail job losses are devastating for all of society
Sometimes August is seen as a quiet month in retail – not much happens and very few announcements are made.
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Opinion
Beaverbrooks’ heritage and values are key to shaping its future
In 1919, three Adlestone brothers moved to Belfast with nothing but a suitcase full of silverware and a dream to sell jewellery.
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News
Card Factory appoints former Tesco director as CCO
Card Factory has recruited a new chief commercial officer following the recent exit of executive commercial director Lousie Hoste.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail must reinvent its image to attract future leaders
Does retail have an image problem? Our 2018 Employee Perceptions Survey showed that almost 60% of retail employees think so.
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News
Waitrose offloads seven stores putting 700 jobs at risk
Waitrose Partners is to pull down the shutters on seven branches as it focuses on profitability, affecting almost 700 employees.
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News
Asos puts more jobs at risk amid Watford review
Asos has put more jobs at risk after kick-starting a review at its customer care facility in Watford.
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News
Exclusive: Sainsbury’s Argos execs Steel and Kibble to exit
Sainsbury’s Argos executives Mark Steel and Gary Kibble are both leaving the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Asos could axe 100 jobs as profits crash
Asos is poised to axe around 100 jobs at its London head office as the business grapples to revive slowing sales.
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News
Monsoon Accessorize to cut up to 50 roles
Monsoon Accessorize will make up to 50 staff redundant as part of ongoing efforts to restructure the business.
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News
Dixons Carphone to axe 140 jobs in transformation drive
Dixons Carphone is to axe 140 jobs across its central functions as boss Alex Baldock ramps up his transformation plans.
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News
Amazon to create 2,000 new UK jobs
Amazon is set to increase its UK headcount to nearly 30,000 with recruitment to 2,000 new roles across the organisation this year.
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Opinion
Opinion: JLP must beware death by a thousand cuts
John Lewis partners have been dealt a blow by the news that some of them will lose their partnership status – and thousands of pounds each year.
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News
The Pensions Regulator set for grilling over Arcadia
The head of The Pensions Regulator Charles Counsell is to be questioned by the Work and Pensions Committee over the watchdog’s deal with Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green.
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Analysis
In quotes: Retail leaders share their best career advice
Chief executives, entrepreneurs and even a rugby world cup winner gathered at Retail Week’s Be Inspired conference to share career stories and advice.
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News
Tesco overpaid redundancy to hundreds of ex-staff
Tesco has overpaid hundreds of former staff’s redundancy payments, with some former employees overcompensated by as much as £2,000.
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Opinion
Opinion: Founders bring authenticity – lose them at your peril
With all the recent activity, it seems a good time to review the role of founders in retail brands and when, if ever, they should step aside.
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Analysis
Analysis: How can we close the ethnicity pay gap?
While diversity is often touted as being top of the agenda for businesses, the statistics tell a different, rather more depressing, reality.
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News
Arcadia refuses to pay more into pensions as CVA hangs in balance
Arcadia is refusing to pump more cash into its pension deficit as part of its CVA proposal, despite increasing fears pension regulators could vote against the group’s restructuring plan.
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Opinion
Opinion: High time M&S turns up volume on stores' voices
When Marks Spencer revealed that it is to amp up the voice of its stores, including sharing P L information with staff, the reaction in the retail industry was bemusement.
